Regional high schools shine as more students take college-credit courses

12:51 AM,
Aug. 1, 2014

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Ruston High School tops the Louisiana Department of Education's list of northeastern Louisiana high schools achieving higher scores on Advanced Placement tests released early Thursday.

According to the DOE, the number of college credits earned in 2014 by Louisiana students on Advanced Placement exams increased by more than 1,250 credits over results in 2013 - the biggest jump in state history.

College credits are earned by students who score 3, 4 or 5 on the AP exams and are transferable to nearly any college in the nation and all of them in Louisiana. ...